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NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8-86) Wisconsin Word Processing Format (Approved 3/87) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Schooner-Barge NOQUEBAY Town of La Pointe Section 7 Page 4 Ashland County, W i . The knees are irregularly spaced, between 36 and 46 inches apart, and are 6.5 by 24 by 38 inches. The knees are fastened to an 8 by 10 by 14 inch shelf atop an 8 by 10 by 32 inch dagger knee. The deck beams are 8 by 10 inch timbers. Also found in this area is a section of truss rod and turnbuckle, and a hogging strap. The 40 foot section has evidence of the fire that resulted in the loss of the NOQUEBAY. The knees and deck beams in this section are charred. A truss rod and turnbuckle is also present in this section (Carrell 1985:68-69). The bow section is broken aft of the deadwood. This section consists of frames and hull planking and bow deadwood. The hull planking varies in width from 7 to 10 inches and is 3 inches thick. The stemson, apron, and stem are intact. Three of the vessel's engraved draft marks are still present on the stem, the Roman numerals XIII, XII, and XI are exposed and filled with white paint. A metal strap, 5 inches wide and 1 inch thick, possibly for protection against floating ice or debris, is attached to the leading edge of the stem. Evidence of burning in this section, on the frames and ceiling, indicates that the weakened timbers contributed to the bow breaking away from the bottom of the hull. It is likely that this break occurred at the scarph joints, a major point of structural weakness (Carrell 1985:71). A donkey boiler and parts of the windlass are present in the bow section. The boiler measures 7 feet long and is 4.5 feet in diameter. Pieces of piping, elbows, a grate, and coal from the boiler are also present. The boiler was used, not for propulsion, but to run the bilge pump and deck machinery. Historical records indicate it was a vertical fire tube boiler with a firebox on the bottom and a funnel on top. The boiler shell rested on a cast-iron base that also served as an ash pit. A series of tubes, from the firebox to the upper end of the shell, connected to a funnel or chimney. Vertical boilers such as this were dangerous because they were considered more likely to throw sparks (ICS Textbooks 1921:12- 17) , and may have begun the fire that destroyed the NOQUEBAY (Carrell 1985:71-72). Windlass components were also found near the bow. Windlasses, usually located on the forward end of the upper or main deck, were